Box and Folder List

Series 1
Letters 1884-1900

Series size: .4 linear feet

Scope and Content

This series consists of letters that Stephen Mallory White wrote to his wife Hortense Sacriste White. Most of the letters
are addressed to "Fat Baby," "F.B." or "F." There are a few letters from White to his children. White wrote the letters when
Hortense White was away from home (1884, 1885, 1889, and 1891); when he was away from home working on legal cases (1886, 1890,
1895 and 1900); when he was campaigning for Senate in Northern California (1892-1893); and when he was serving as a United
States Senator (1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898). Most of the letters are filled with questions about and reports of family members
and their health. White also writes about the difficult weather conditions during his summers in Washington, D.C. White did
not write many details about his work as an attorney or a senator. He did briefly mention some of the cases and legislation
with which he was involved.

Series 2, Subseries A includes two volumes of notes about court cases. The books contain manuscript and typescript notes
summarizing cases, statements, and testimony; citing precedents; and listing potential jurors and questions for witnesses.
Each volume contains notes about several cases. This subseries also contains an index to a criminal transcript (1850-1854),
an index to a criminal register (1880-1883), a Register of Actions (1890-1900), and a letterpress book containing legal briefs.
Series 2, Subseries B includes transcripts of court cases in which Stephen M. White acted as an attorney representing the
plaintiff or the defendant. Many of the cases occurred during the time that White was a state senator and a U.S. Senator.

F. C. Maravilla, Plaintiff, vs. Gregorio del Amo Y. Gonzales, commonly known and whose name is written as G. del Amo, Defendant
/ Leo Longley, Reporter. -- 1896, September 22. 1 v. United States District Court, in and for the Southern District of California.
Case. 849. S. M. White and H.W. O'Melveny, for the defendant. J. Marion Brooks and D. K. Trask, for the plaintiff. Includes
index.
1896

Series 3 includes documents which pertain to properties in and around Los Angeles.

Box 2 : 1

[Abstract of title for the Rancho San Pedro] [circa 1876]

Box 2 : 2

Abstract of title of that certain real property in the county of Los Angeles, state of California, bounded and described
as follows: the Rancho Portrero de Felipe Lugo, also known as Los Dolores / Office of Judson, Gillette amp; Gibson, Examiners
of Titles. -- 17 August 1881. Cover: E. J. Baldwin. Abstract of Title. The Rancho Portrero de Felipe Lugo or Los Dolores.
August 17th. Glassell and Smith.
1881

Box 2 : 3

Abstract of title of that certain real property in the Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas, County of Los Angeles, state of California,
bounded and described as follows: Farm lot thirty four (34) and town block sixteen (16) according to map of subdivision of
said Rancho recorded in book 1 pages 571 et seq of miscellaneous records of said County / Office of Gillette, Gibson amp;
Wood, Examiners of Titles. -- 1883 September 25.
1883

Box 2 :4

Abstract of title of the following described property, situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, particularly
described as follows, to wit: South East quarter of the North East quarter of section eleven (11) township two (2) south.
Range fourteen (14) west San Bernardino Meridian and Base Line / [Jones, Galloway and Linnau]. Note on last page by Bicknell
and White, 23 April 1884.
1884

The interest of Mrs. Ida Hancock in the Rancho La Brea to wit 2393 acres more or less. From Dec. 22d 1882 to the date hereof
/ Abstract Office of Russell, Poor amp; Raney. -- 13 August 1884, with an additional note 19 August 1884.
1882, 1884

Box 2 : 7

Abstract of title of the following described property, situate in the county of Los Angels, state of California, particularly
described as follows, tow-wit: lots 1, 3, 5, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, of the Rancho La Canada as per map recorded libr. 4 pg
351 of miscellaneous records of Los Angeles County dated March 12/1881 / Galloway and Chase 16 April 1887.
1881, 1887

Box 2 : 8

Abstract of title of that certain real property in the county of Los Angeles...state of California, bounded and described
as follows: being the south sixty (60) acres of the SE 1/4 of section one (1) township two (2) range fourteen (14) west San
Bernardino meridian / Office of Herbert L. Morrill, Examiner of Titles. -- 27 May 1887.
1887

Box 2 : 9

Report showing remaining interest of William W. Hodge in the real property situated in the County of Los Angeles State of
California on the 9th day of July 1887 the date of the record of two deeds to wit Wm W. Hodge to Belle McCarthy and W. W.
Hodge to M.M. Bovard and which real property was purported to have been conveyed by said two deed. But this report does not
include [e]ncumbrances on said real property / Office of the Abstract Title and Insurance Company of Los Angeles. -- 4 October
1887.
1887

Box 2 :10

Being lots numbers five (5) six (6) and seven (7) in section number six (6) township number two (2) north of range 13 west
San Bernardino meridian, containing 116 44/100 acres, more or less / The Abstract and Title Insurance Company. -- 20 March
1888.
1888

Box 3: 11

Transcript of certain matters of record relative to the sale of lots 6 and 8 block 14 of the Fairmount Tract for delinquent
state and county taxes for the fiscal year 1883-4... / The Abstract and Title Insurance Company of Los Angeles. -- 27 November
1889.
1883-1884, 1889

Box 3 : 12

[same as above] 1889

Box 3 : 13

Abstract of title to that certain piece of land in the city and county of Los Angeles, state of California described as follows...lot
3 of C. W. Davis' Subdivision of part of lot 1 block 58 Hancock survey as per map recorded in book 5 page 505 miscellaneous
records Los Angeles County / Office of Grove amp; Wilkinson, Searchers of Records. -- 12 May 1890.
1890

Box 3 : 14

Abstract of Title of that certain real property in the city of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California,
bounded and described as follows...being the property commonly known as the Kerckhoff tract, -- ca. 1898. Includes indexes.
1898

Series 4
Financial Records 1875-1896

Series size: 1.3 linear feet

Scope and Content Note

Series 4 contains records which pertain to White's legal practice. There are daybooks and ledgers recording financial transactions
by Bicknell and White and by White and Monroe.

Box 4 : 1

Ledger, November 1875 to January 1883. 1 v. Manuscript; arranged by personal names. Includes index. 1875-1883

Document book no. 2 : orders,"Stephen M. White, U S S." on cover. Most of the pages are blank. undated

Series 5
Political Material 1887-1889

Series size: .8 linear feet

Scope and Content Note

Series 5 contains political materials from 1887 to 1899 from the time White was a state and U.S. senator.

Series 5 is divided into two subseries: Subseries A: Records, 1887-1896; Subseries B: Ephemera, 1871-1899; undated. Subseries
A contains a small collection of printed materials pertaining to state and federal bills. There is a bound volume of California
State Assembly Bills Reported to the Senate in 1887, while White was a state Senator. There are two volumes of U.S. Senate
bills from 1889, four years before White became a U.S. Senator. There are also three copes of an Index to the Rivers and Harbors
bill dated 1896.

Subseries B contains, menus, programs, invitations, and other ephemera from the period when White served as a U.S. Senator.
There is also one item (a memorial card) from his time in the State Senate. Many of the items announce events in honor of
Stephen M. White. There are also two items pertaining to presidential inaugurations (1893 and 1897), and one dinner invitation
from the Secretary of War to White.

Subseries A.
Records1887-1896

Box 22ov

Assembly Bills Reported to Senate, 2-564. Bound volume of printed Assembly bills introduced in January and February 1887.1887

Index to Rivers and Harbors bill, [1896] Printed. 3 copies. One of the copies is annotated on pages 13 and 33. Another copy
has extensive
1896

Box 23ov

Certificate of Appointment by H.H. Markham, Governor of California, 23 June 1891. Appoints Stephen M. White as Trustee of
the State Normal School of Los Angeles.
1891

Box 23ov

Certificate of Appointment by Henry T. Gage, Governor of California, 20 March 1899. Appoints Stephen M. White as Regent of
the University of California.
1899

Subseries B
Ephemera1889-1899

Box 6 : 6

In memoriam [card], February 1st, 1889. Printed invitation to a joint memorial session of the Senate and Assembly of the
state of California in honor of Governor Washington Bartlett.
1889

Box 23ov

Resolution by the Cabrillo Parlor No. 114 [Native Sons of the Golden West], 19 January 1893. Congratulates Stephen M. White
on his election to the Unites States Senate.
1893

Box 6 : 7

Banquet: in honor of United States Senator Stephen M. White [program and menu], February 16th, 1893. Printed. 1893

Box 6 : 8

Inaugural ball and reception, March 4, 1893. Engraving. 1893

Box 6 : 9

McKinley and Hobart inaugural ball [program], [1897]. Printed. [1897]

Box 6 : 10

Program for the inauguration of the President and Vice-President of the United States, March 4th 1897. 1897

Box 6 : 11

Adios to Hon. Stephen Mallory White of California at the close of his term in the United States Senate 53d, 54th and 55th
Congresses [program and menu], March 2, 1899. Printed. Event was held at the Metropolitan Club, Washington, D. C. Heavily
annotated with signatures.
1899

Box 6 : 12

Menu for event at the California Club, Los Angeles [after 1895] Photostat. Includes printed quotes by White and signatures
of attendees.
after 1895

Box 23ov

Resolutions calling for a public reception honoring White at the end of his U.S. Senate term. Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce,
1 March 1899.
1899

Box 6 : 13

Banquet for U.S. Senator S. M. White [program and menu], Printed. Includes a photograph of White. undated

Box 6 : 14

Dinner invitation [card], February 2nd, [no year]. Printed and manuscript: "The Secretary of War requests the honor of the
company of Senator White at dinner on Friday evening February second at eight o'clock."
undated

Box 6 : 15

Regular Democratic Ticket [card] undated

Series 6
Miscellaneous 1872-1899

Series size: .5 linear feet

Scope and Content Note

Series 6 contains miscellaneous records such as minutes and certificates, photographs, and some ephemera covering the years
1872-1899.

Series 6 is divided into two subseries. Subseries A includes a one-volume manuscript book of minutes of the Mound City Land
and Water Association (Los Angeles County, 1879-1883). There is also a hand-written volume entitled "Mental Philosophy" (possibly
copied from another source) and another volume with newspaper clippings: "Evidences of English Influence in the United States,
collected by Newton T. Harshorn" (ca 1879-1889). Subseries B includes several membership certificates as well as two photographs
of unidentified women.

Subseries A
Miscellaneous1872-1899

Box 7 : 1

"Mental Philosophy" Manuscript in notebook, probably copied from another source. Written on first page of book: Stephen M.
White[,] Santa Cruz[,] November 1872[;] Los Angeles[,] December 1874.
1874

Box 7 : 2

Minutes of the Mound City Land and Water Association, 1878-1883. 1 v. Manuscript. Begins with a copy of the Association's
certificate of incorporation, describing the association's purposes as "the purchase of Real Estate and water rights and franchises
in Los Angeles County...the subdivision of such real estate, the cultivation of all or a portion of such real estate and the
improvement thereof including the erection of buildings thereon; the development of water and the sale or other disposition
thereof and the sale and transfer of any or all of such real estate." The meeting notes are often signed by the secretary
and president.
1878-1883

Box 7 : 3

"Evidences of English Influence in the United States / collected by Newton T. Hartshorn. 1 v. Manuscript with newspapers
clippings. In the preface Hartshorn explains that this volume was put together to prove that there is a British plot to "bring
the U.S. into the British Empire." The book is divided into three parts: railroads; secret societies, clubs and social influence;
and politics.
circa 1879-1888

Box 23ov

Articles of Incorporation. State of California, Dept. of State. Dunlap Mining Company, 17 December 1880. Stephen M. White
is listed as a subscriber.
1880

Box 23ov

Articles of Incorporation. State of California, Dept. of State. Santa Rosa Mining Company, 27 December 1880. Stephen M. White
is listed as a subscriber.
1880

Certificate of honorary membership in the Philalethic Literary Society of Santa Clara College, 24 August 1871. Made out to
Stephen M. White.
1871

Box 24ov

Certificate, Circuit Court of the United States of America, Ninth Judicial Circuit, in and for the Southern District of California,
27 June 1887. Names Stephen M White as a "Proctor Advocate, Solicitor and Counsellor" of the circuit court.
1887

Box 7 : 7

Certificate, District Court of the United States of America, 5 September 1887. Names Stephen M. White as a "Proctor Advocate,
Solicitor and Counsellor" of the District Court.
1887

Membership notification. Printed card: "The Membership Committee having acted upon your nomination has the honor to tender
for your acceptance Membership in The Navy League of the United States..."
undated

Stephen M. White died in Los Angeles on February 21, 1901. This series contains telegrams, resolutions, letters, and other
expressions of sympathy. There are handwritten memorial booklets--some of them illustrated--from the Los Angeles Bar (February
28, 1901) the Native Daughters of the Golden West (March 6, 1901), Ramona Parlor No. 109, the Native Sons of the Golden West
(March 8, 1901), and the Grand Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West (April 25, 1901). There are also three magazines
in this series. The Redwood (March 1909) is dedicated to White with an essay about him. A 1930 issue of Los Angeles County
Employee has an essay about White: "A Champion of Law and Liberty," by Judge Louis P. Russill. Columbia (March 1936) has an
article by Cornelius O'Lehan, "Hero of the Free Harbor."

Box 8 : 1

Telegrams, February 21-23, 1901. Regarding the death of Stephen M. White 1901

Box 8 : 2

Resolution by the Council of the City of Los Angeles, February 21st 1901. Manuscript. Regarding the death of Stephen M. White.
1901

Box 8 : 3

Sympathy tags (24) These tags were probably attached to flowers sent to the funeral of Stephen M. White) undated

Resolution of Respect, by the Board of Trustees of the City of San Pedro, February 26, 1901. 1901

Box 25ov

Memorial Resolution of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, February 27, 1901. 1901

Box 8 : 6

Obituary for Stephen M. White by "A Californian." Feb. 28, 1901. 6 pages. Typescript Accompanied by a letter from A.A. Lesueur
of the Kansas City Times addressed to "Sir" The letter says the Times will not be able to publish the obituary.
1901

Box 8 : 7

Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles City Water Co., February 28th 1901. Regarding the death of Stephen
M. White.
1901

"Hero of the Free Harbor," by Cornelius O'Lehan. In Columbia, March 1936, pp. 5, 21. 1936

Series 8
Artifacts19011888-1908

Series size: .9 linear feet

Scope and Content Note

Series 8 consists of three dimensional materials. There are many badges, some for political conventions (including Democratic
National Conventions) and others for societies, such as the Native Sons of the Golden West. A leather portfolio ("Stephen
M. White, U.S. Senate") and two medals (Inauguration March 1897; Joint Committee Senate) represent White's time as a U.S.
Senator. There is also a box of White's personal calling cards, some religious medals, and a large trunk.